THE LIVING DEAD 2

by
John Joseph Adams

I just turned in the manuscript for The Living Dead 2, the follow-up to my World Fantasy Award-nominated anthology The Living Dead. Here’s the cover copy:

Two years ago, readers eagerly devoured The Living Dead. Publishers Weekly named it one of the Best Books of the Year, and Barnes & Noble.com called it “The best collection of zombie fiction ever.” Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams is back for another bite at the apple — the Adam’s apple, that is — with 44 more of the best, most chilling, most thrilling zombie stories anywhere, including virtuoso performances by zombie fiction legends Max Brooks (World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide), Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), and David Wellington (Monster Island).

From Left 4 Dead to Zombieland to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, ghoulishness has never been more exciting and relevant. Within these pages samurai warriors face off against the legions of hell, necrotic dinosaurs haunt a mysterious lost world, and eerily clever zombies organize their mindless brethren into a terrifying army. You’ll even witness nightmare scenarios in which humanity is utterly wiped away beneath a relentless tide of fetid flesh.

The Living Dead 2 has more of what zombie fans hunger for — more scares, more action, more… brains. Experience the indispensable series that defines the very best in zombie literature.

The Living Dead 2comes out in September is now available!. Meanwhile, here’s the table of contents (original stories are in bold text, reprints are in regular text):

About John

John Joseph Adams is the editor of John Joseph Adams Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He is also the series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and the bestselling editor of more than two dozen anthologies, such as Wastelands and The Living Dead. He is also the editor and publisher of the magazines Nightmare and the Hugo Award-winning Lightspeed, and is a producer for WIRED’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast.